Travelling Without Moving

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Total Tracks: 13   Total Length: 58:47

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Great stuff

TehDude

This is the best collection of Stevie Wonder tunes since Hotter Than July! ;) While Stevie's influence is undeniable on "Virtual Insanity" in the sound and structure of the tune and social relevance f the lyrics, this album owes it's inspiration to the funk and disco sounds of the 1970s. And oddly, it's what makes the album so awesome. While "Virtual Insanity" is clearly the gem of the disc, songs like "Cosmic Girl" and "Drifting Along" are equally catchy, but more importantly equally fun. And that's a huge key to Jamiroquai, they sound like they're having fun and you can't help but feel it. They are also another of those bands I love for their eclecticism. You could call every tune a dance tune, but they go from straight funk to disco to reggae to r&b to dub and more. If you love bass, you WILL love this album.

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High Octane 90s Funk

DrBlackBerry

At the time this was released, it didn't seem quite so unique to me. It was a highly polished amalgam of funk, disco and acid jazz. Almost too polished. Coming back to this album is like a time capsule for the better economic "high times" of the mid 90's. Funk, drugs, and sports cars, with crisp digital production values, with didgeridoo thrown in, just because. We may not get to enjoy Jay Kay's ludicrous collection of Ferraris, but at least we can look back to the frantic energy of those times with a dose of "Travelling Without Moving". Not recommended for people with heart conditions, pregnant or nursing women.

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Travelling Without Moving deepens the acid jazz and ’70s soul fusions of Return of the Space Cowboy, yet it doesn’t have the uniform consistency of its predecessor. Nevertheless, Jamiroquai’s fusions sound more fully realized with each outing, which makes its patchy songwriting forgivable. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine